2nd Quarter SSR Post

This quarter I read The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson.  It was a book about not expecting the unexpected.  It is told from the point of view of Andie, who has her whole life planned out for her, everything to the last detail while being the daughter of a powerful Congressman.  However, a scandal that her father was wrongfully accused of creates a ripple in her life plan, causing everything to unravel into the unexpected.  Instead of going away from her hometown on an internship, she copes with trying to figure out how to have the best summer before her senior year.  But throughout the book, she learns the if everything is planned out to the last detail, you can never find the unexpected.  Just living in the moment can bring out the great surprises that you'll remember and cherish forever.
My favorite character of the book would have to be Andie, the narrator of the story.  I really liked how she tried to make the best of her summer with the whole scandal of her dad's political image hanging in the balance.  Even though, at the beginning of the story, she was seen as a rebellious teenager, sneaking out to parties and having 3 week boyfriends, my first impression was one of those rich girl personalities from the movies.  But more into the story, her character develops even deeper, away from the impression of a rich girl and more into a caring and considerate person.  She develops closer relationships with her friends, her new boyfriend and especially her dad because their connection was rough with him being away.  Seeing all that made me feel like she was actually a real person, as if I've known her my whole life.  I feel like I can relate to a character more if I feel like she's a real being with real feelings and real thoughts, so it made me connect with her more.  I really recommend this book, its really enjoyable and with little bits of humor in it, too.